Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet has written a book on illegal motorcycle noise. It is a visual guide to illegal motorcycle equipment, intended to make it easier for law enforcement officials to identify illegal equipment and thus issue more citations. Please order the book, read the book, and recommend it to your local law enforcement agencies.

Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet has local chapters in many states. Our local chapters are conducting petition drives, testifying before city councils, hosting community meetings, speaking to community groups, and meeting with police officials. Our monthly “Noisy Dozen” award is issued to major noise polluters and has gained a significant amount of media attention.

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Here is a very good motorcycle noise story from Michigan. It also refers to motor vehicle noise enforcement in Elkhart Indiana.

The story points out that many motorcycle owners illegally modify their motorcycles by installing illegal after market exhaust systems that increase their exhaust noise emissions and install air pollution emission control defeat devices that increase their motorcycle's air pollution emissions, all in stark violation of federal and state laws.

The story is especially important in that Vince Consiglio, president of Michigan's chapter of ABATE, the state's so-called motorcycle rights organization, openly admits that ABATE condones the illegal act of tampering many motorcycle owners commit to render their motorcycles excessively loud and air polluting and lobbies against the enforcement of those tampering prohibitions.

ABATE of Michigan also seeks, with the help of ABATE's federal lobbying arm, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF), to have the wish that many bikers have granted, that wish being to be free of EPA restrictions on noise and air pollution emission levels. In other words, to be free to do as they please and render their motorcycles as loud and air polluting as they please. Mr. Consiglio and the various ABATE chapters have coined a slogan expressing that wish "Let those who ride decide".

Mr. Consiglio also graced us with other slogans that expressed the desires and mindset of those his organization represents and advocate for, such as "Proud to be Loud", "We want people to hear us","Leaving plumes of sound is part of the thrill". He said "The EPA is unfairly keeping motorcyclists from the full enjoyment of their sport".

What do think, everybody? It is "unfair" to limit the noise and air pollution emissions from motorcycles and enforce the exhaust and emission control devices tampering prohibitions? It is "unfair" not to let those who ride decide to do as they please even though what pleases them violates the law, harms and annoys you and degrades your quality of life?

This kind of unlawful nonsense must be put to a stop in North Carolina and you must lobby the state to do that. Contact us if your are willing to do what is necessary to make that happen. ... See MoreSee Less